There is actually nothing on the streets of Chang'an City, except for the dust, the high walls and the lonely trees on the roadside.
The Wuhou who shops in the street and the knights who patrol the streets always look at everyone who walks on the street with a scrutinizing look.
The silver fish bag in the silk robe that Huaiyu wore saved him from a lot of trouble. It was the best pass. Even the street shop Wuhou, the villagers and the bad people on the road would stand still and salute to him when they met.
The two twenty-year-old girls were already considered the leftover women. They walked out of the palace wall. Driven by Huaiyu's interesting words, they gradually relaxed and felt the breath of freedom.
After leaving the East Palace, it was not far from the East Market. Huaiyu saw that they were very curious about everything, so he simply took them to the East Market for a stroll. The market happened to open in the afternoon and the market drums were still ringing.
Compared with the deserted and even a bit nervous streets, the East Market was much livelier. Originally, high-ranking officials were not allowed to enter the market, but fortunately it was the early Tang Dynasty and the rules were not so strict.
He took the two of them directly to the medicine shop first, and saw Qianjin Hall from a distance. Shops and mansions had been built. On the original ruins, a row of brand-new shops now stood, even around Qianjin Hall.
A new store was also built.
Sure enough, as soon as the ruins were cleared, businessmen quickly bought land and built buildings.
"This is our family's property, Qianjintang, a pharmacy."
Gao Hui'an and Gao Yanzhi looked at the row of stores in surprise, "All of them?"
The two nodded.
Both girls are very curious and new about everything.
Every time Huaiyu bought something for them, they always shook their heads, but it was obvious that they were very happy in the end.
As for the better gold and silver hairpins and other jewelry, due to their status, they are not qualified to wear them even if they buy them.
As a result, the newly appointed Yongzhou Biejia Wu Shilang took action and directly caught a group of people selling high-priced grains and high-priced cakes. Then he followed them to calculate the cost in public and calculated that a steamed cake should not exceed six cents, and they were restricted from selling for more than ten cents.
, those grain merchants who took the opportunity to hoard and raise prices were also ordered to make rectifications.
"Then buy some fabrics you like and make some clothes for yourself later. It's getting cold soon, so you have to prepare autumn and winter clothes in advance. I'll choose more, and you guys will make one for me when the time comes." He said with a smile.
On the one hand, they severely cracked down on the phenomenon of hoarding by profiteers, and on the other hand, they let government warehouses release grain to stabilize the market. This multi-pronged approach actually allowed the current food supply in Chang'an to remain stable. Although the price has also increased, at least it will not be several times or dozens of times.
If the price rises twice as much, people will not be left without food to buy.
Facing the Little Cross Street, this was originally a deserted corner of ruins, but now it occupies a prime location.
It’s really rare to have chrysanthemums in your hair.
Huaiyu bought four cakes for each beggar.
Turning the corner, I met a filthy beggar who came to beg for money, "Please show your kindness, Mrs. Alang, give me some food and some money."
But some people ignored him, including Zou Luotuo, who still sold a steamed cake for 20 yuan.
"Well, I cleaned up this ruins for the East City Department before. This land was obtained for free, so I built it on a larger scale. This is equivalent to nine ordinary shops. There are workshops and mansions behind it. Let's go.
Let me take you in to see how the decoration is going."
Now Zou Luotuo is very honest and sells them for only ten yuan each, but only accepts Kaiyuan Tongbao.
At this time, medicines are already classified as strategic materials, so we must have this awareness. Anyone who still wants to make a fortune will definitely not be able to escape the liquidation in the end.
"Yeah." Huaiyu asked the old woman to buy cakes with him. As expected, a group of beggars came from other places to follow him, including young and old, including young and strong people.
They took the lotus flowers that Huaiyu handed them and put them on each other's heads. Finally, they didn't forget to look at the newly bought bronze mirror.
Huaiyu changed into Zhao Yi's white cloth robe at Qianjin Hall. After removing the Fei Ling robe, it became less obvious. He took the two girls around the East Market and rented a donkey for each of them to ride on.
"As long as there is no loss, it will be fine. This is a critical time for the Tang Dynasty, and we cannot make money for the country."
Zhao Yi asked for instructions on whether to raise prices. Many drug stores in Chang'an were raising prices.
The war has greatly affected the Dongshi market. People are walking around in a hurry and looking worried. The business of grain stores and pharmacies is surprisingly good, but now the grain stores can only sell for more than a few hours every day. Everyone is queuing up in panic.
Emotions are spreading, and the imperial court is already releasing grain to level the market, but it cannot hold back everyone's current emotions.
The last time Zou Luotuo fell down while selling cakes from a pushcart in a medicine shop, people dug up gold and silver treasures. A new medicine shop was even built here soon, but he could only continue to sell steamed cakes from a pushcart.
Zhao Yi was making arrangements here. When he saw Huaiyu coming, he hurriedly paid tribute and explained to the craftsmen and others that this was his employer.
Zou Luotuo had no choice but to lower his voice and said, "There is no way. Minister Wu said that a steamed cake of ours can cost at most six yuan, and we can make a profit of eight yuan. Anyone who dares to exceed ten yuan will be beheaded. Who dares?"
"Shilang Wu gave us who sell cakes and open shops in the two cities, and asked Guancang to give us food at the same price. Even if we lose money, we just don't make much profit. But it's not enough if we don't sell. Shilang Wu is really going to kill us."
"Our Qianjin Hall now has over a hundred people, do we have enough food storage?"
He didn't even recognize that the man who wanted to buy bread was the one who dug up the treasure last time.
No more Huaiyu can help.
"Only selling it for half the original price, it seems that the profit was very high before."
Huaiyu bought them some fruits, dates, pomegranates, pears, and a few bunches of grapes. They took them but were embarrassed to eat them. "Hurry up and try them. The seasonal fruits are so fresh and sweet."
Passing by the intersection, there were people selling flowers, including lotus flowers, chrysanthemums, etc. Many people bought them and stuck them directly on their heads or behind their ears, or even on their clothes.
He reached out and grabbed a handful of copper coins and was about to give it to her when Gao Hui'an said, "Alang, why don't you let me buy her some steamed cakes?"
Seeing many people with yellow chrysanthemums on their heads, Huaiyu always felt that it was against the norm. In later generations, chrysanthemums became a very special flower, and its flower language was mainly about commemoration and remembrance.
"The jade face is like a flower!"
When they went to a cloth store selling fabrics, Huaiyu asked them to choose fabrics again. They shook their heads and asked, "Can you make clothes yourself?"
Huaiyu looked at the disheveled one and couldn't tell her true face. He could only barely tell that she was an old woman. She was skinny and skinny, which made people feel pitiful at first sight.
Zou Luotuo's steamed cakes actually only cost ten yuan each, but they cost Kaiyuan Tongbao, and other old money had to be increased. Huaiyu thought he was quite conscientious, but Zou Luotuo touched his butt and told him that food prices had risen sharply before, and many
The cake sellers also increased their prices.
"It's pretty good." Huaiyu walked around and felt that the progress was quite fast. The original shop floor was relatively small, about ten square meters each. Now there are nine shops connected together, and about two meters have been added in front, which is equivalent to five shops.
It is one meter deep and ten feet wide.
I found a man pushing a cart selling Hu cakes, and he turned out to be an old acquaintance.
Huaiyu finally bought a lotus for each of them. Although it was not as beautiful as a lily or a hosta, it was much better than a chrysanthemum.
"Erlang, do you look good?" Gao Hui'an was more courageous, and he was no longer so reserved this time.
In the past, Huaiyu would not have paid attention to those beggars on the street, because these beggars often make this their profession, go to work and get off work on time, and even hang QR codes directly. Their income is harder than most people.
You can earn more by working.
But the person in front of him made him feel pity.
"Fortunately, Erlang, you have already made arrangements. We have purchased and accumulated food before, and Alang Miyuan Ryuqiao also sent several batches of food..."
When passing by the jewelry store, Huaiyu picked out a flower hairpin for each of them, and also chose an ox-horn comb and two small bronze mirrors.
The workshop at the back is connected to the house and is larger. It can be used as both a workshop and a warehouse, and can also accommodate the shopkeeper, assistants and apprentices.
It's not that Huaiyu is reluctant to part with the porridge, but he will give it to anyone who comes. It is estimated that Qianjin Hall will be full by then, and if he only gets two meals of porridge for a day's work, he is probably not a real beggar, and he will never be willing to exchange for these two meals.
Even some strong beggars may not be willing to eat porridge.
"Zou Luotuo, I'm buying biscuits."
Leading them to Qianjin Tangpu, Huaiyu told Zhao Yi, "These beggars, no matter they are disabled or old or weak, as long as they are willing to do something within their ability, no matter how much or how little, give them two meals of porridge a day. Remember
, only those who do things.”
"Now that the price of food is so high, wouldn't you lose money if you sell it for ten yuan?"
These things look ordinary, but the production is quite fine, but the price is not cheap.
War is approaching and orders for wound medicine are increasing sharply. This is not a good thing.
Samurai Tong, the assistant minister of Huangmen and Yongzhou Biejia, actually manages the affairs of the nine counties of Yongzhou, including Chang'an City. Faced with the current tense situation, especially the panic among the people and the profiteers taking the opportunity to hoard grain and increase prices, Samurai Tongxing
Thunderous means.
Seeing how they were devouring their food, it was clear that most of them were disabled, old and weak. Huaiyu told them that if they were willing to find some work in exchange for bread, they could go to Qianjintang with him and do some work within their power, at least they could
Get something to eat instead.
As a result, the warrior Xun arrested people again, and this time he was not polite. He chopped off the heads of several grain merchants. Some sellers of high-priced cakes were also whipped with canes. Zou Luotuo received twenty canes and was fined.
"At most half a month, Qianjintang will be officially open for business. We plan to open before the Mid-Autumn Festival." Zhao Yi accompanied him to report the progress, "There have been a lot of orders recently, especially the demand for wound medicine. Although we are new
We have hired a lot of apprentices, but we are still too busy."
For many low-level people in Chang'an City who depended on buying food, this was the most painful day, but this was only the beginning. No one knew whether the Turks would cross the Wei River.
Huaiyu looked at her and she whispered, "Give me the money directly. There must be no other evil beggars watching and snatching it away as soon as you turn around."
After the explanation, Huaiyu took the two girls back to Huaiyuanfang, rented two donkeys, and rode back for more than ten miles. Huaiyu chatted and amused them while riding on the horse. By the time they got home, the two of them were already very familiar with Huaiyu.
Very kind.
"We're here, Huaiyuanfang Wuzhai, this will be your home from now on."
When I heard Huaiyu's voice at the gate, the fat man Wu Junya, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, came out with a smile. He saw two young girls, still wearing palace attire.
"Ah, no wonder I have to wait here for a long time without seeing you home. It turns out that Erlang is hugging Meiyu outside and doesn't want to return."
